Actually, it was’t Morgorth who is responsible for this particular Balrog. For this impressive LEGO build we can thank masterbuilder Chak hei Mok. Do check out his Flickr stream for some very clever builds. I think Chak’s worked wonder to recreate fire with LEGO. This is not a creature I’d want to encounter while playing […]
Dragon fire not your thing? What about a Smaug incense burner?
[I need this!] Those clever monkey’s at Think Geek have another Lord of the Rings goodie to tempt you with. This time’s a dragon. A smoke breathing dragon. In this case there’s a model of foul tempered Smaug, hand painted, 10” tall and weighing in at 2lbs. Lift Smaug up and you’ll be able to […]
LEGO Dimensions does Batman v Superman
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xesHgL6s57U LEGO have a timely trailer for LEGO Dimensions since Batman v Superman hit cinemas this week. There’s a host new DC Comic packs coming out for LEGO Dimensions in addition to a Lord of the Rings pack, The LEGO Movie pack, Ghostbusters pack, LEGO Ninjago pack and even a Simpsons pack. In the Superman […]
Middle Earth map annotated by J.R.R. found in a book
This map was found in a book owned by the illustrator Pauline Baynes. Baynes had been tasked with creating illustrations by Tolkien’s publishers Allen & Unwin in 1970. In drawing her own map she worked with J.R.R. Tolkien who suggested edits on the like of city locations, flora and fauna. We get to discover that […]
Pictures from the giant Lord of the Rings LARP at Bitva o Fort
Bitva o Fort is home to a very large LARP that’s loosely based on LoRT and has a special interest in large scale, realistic action, around Minas Morgul. A huge number of LARPs made the event in the Czech Republic and you can read the details and access more pictures over at LARPing.org. Alternatively, skip […]
Second guessing Gandalf’s motives
Who will take the ring to Mordor? Lots of people were ready to step up and carry the ring. We’re not saying Things in Squares is entirely right with this vision … just that it’s worth thinking about. Also, wouldn’t it have been handy to have Superman on Middle-Earth?
Mashup: Lord of the Take This
This comic takes the iconic “It’s dangerous to go alone, take this” from the 1986 The Legend of Zelda and introduces Lord of the Rings. Gandalf was keen that Frodo take Sam with him… and in Zelda the old man is keen Link takes a wooden sword into the caves. The image above is sourced […]
Incredible LEGO construct is an 8 foot 9 Tower of Orthanc
Wizard hats off to LEGO master Brendan M (aka LegoRyu) for this 95,000 block tower. You can see the full gallery here on Flickr and you really should take a look. Brendan spent a year building the 8 foot 9 inch Orthanc; that’s some 75,000 in the Orthanc itself and about 20,000 in the landscaping […]
10 of the best movie sets ever created
The CineFix team dig into what they think are the best 10 movie sets ever made. There’s more than 10 featured here as we get a bit of history and insight for each category and so we see everything from Waterworld, to Batman, to Metropolis, Dau and The Abyss. Do you agree with their selection? […]
Dangle the Eye of Sauron from your earrings
[I need these] These mini Barad-dur are laser cut jewellery from Curiology Jewellery. You’ve the Eye of Sauron, brought to life so well in the movies, on each. Hey, Sauron, it must be nice to have two eyes again. Wouldn’t these be perfect earrings for GMs running the One Ring RPG?
